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IT’S TIME TO MAKE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING

A NATIONAL PRIORITY

February 1, 2006

Dear President Bush and Members of Congress:

The health of all Americans is at risk from an unprecedented range of threats, including: chronic diseases and disabilities, infectious and food borne illnesses, biological and chemical terrorism, mental disorders and substance abuse, catastrophic injuries, and a shortage of healthcare providers and trained public health workers. And yet, last year, Congress cut public health programs by over $1 billion, many of which continue to struggle to respond to sharply increased demands in the wake of the greatest natural disaster to strike the United States: Hurricane Katrina.

Consequently, the undersigned organizations urge you to increase funding for public health through the Function 550/discretionary budget allocation in Fiscal Year 2007 by an amount reflecting application of appropriate inflation factors to the final FY 2006 funding level plus $1 billion. The rationale for this request is two-fold: 1) to maintain purchasing power for health programs; and 2) to restore funding for programs cut in the FY 2006 appropriations process and accommodate program initiatives to protect and strengthen our nation’s health. Without additional resources on this scale, our nation’s public health system – the continuum of medical research, prevention, treatment and training programs – cannot respond adequately to the threats, challenges and opportunities facing the nation.

Our request does not include, but rather is over and above, the Administration’s anticipated funding increase for pandemic flu preparedness in the FY 2007 budget request.

To respond to this letter, please contact Dr. Marcia Mabee, Executive Director, Coalition for Health Funding: mmabee@ix.netcom.com; Voice – 703-709-3001;

FAX – 703-709-3003; 11479 Waterview, Suite 200; Reston, VA 20190. Sincerely,

AARP

Academy of General Dentistry Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Administrators of Internal Medicine Advancement of Psychology

Advancement of Social Work Research Advocate Health Care

African American Health Alliance AIDS Action

AIDS Action Baltimore AIDS Action in Mississippi

AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families AIDS Foundation of Chicago

AIDS Project Los Angeles

AIDS Survival Project

Allegheny-Singer Research Institute Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Alliance for Childhood Cancer

Alliance for Children and Families Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals Alliance of the American Dental Association Alstrom Syndrome International

Alzheimer's Association

Ambulatory Pediatric Association America Walks

America’s Blood Centers

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

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American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

American Academy of Emergency Medicine American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of HIV Medicine American Academy of Neurology

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Physician Assistants American Association for Dental Research American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

American Association for Respiratory Care American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma American Association of Children's Residential Centers

American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

American Association of Dental Consultants American Association of Neurological Surgeons/ Congress of Neurological Surgeons

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

American Association of Orthodontists American Association of Pastoral Counselors American Association of Public Health Dentistry American Association of Tissue Banks

American Association of University Professors American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

American Brain Coalition American Cancer Society

American College of Cardiology

American College of Clinical Pharmacology American College of Clinical Pharmacy American College of Dentists

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American College of Osteopathic Surgeons American College of Physicians

American College of Preventive Medicine American College of Sports Medicine American College of Surgeons

American College Health Association American Counseling Association American Dental Association

American Dental Education Association American Dental Hygienists' Association American Diabetes Association

American Dietetic Association

American Federation for Medical Research American Gastroenterological Association American Geriatrics Society

American Group Psychotherapy Association American Heart Association

American Hospital Association

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

American Liver Foundation American Lung Association

American Medical Informatics Association American Medical Student Association American Music Therapy Association American Nephrology Nurses Association American Nurses Association

American Occupational Therapy Association American Optometric Association

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics American Osteopathic Association

American Pediatric Society

American Physical Therapy Association American Physiological Society American Podiatric Medical Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychoanalytic Association American Psychological Association American Psychotherapy Association American Public Health Association American School Health Association American Sickle Cell Anemia Association American Social Health Association

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science American Society for Microbiology

American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

American Society for Reproductive Medicine American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists, Inc.

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American Society of Hematology American Society of Nephrology

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology American Society of Plastic Surgeons American Society of Transplant Surgeons American Society of Transplantation American Sociological Association American Stroke Association

American Student Dental Association American Thoracic Society

Americans for Medical Progress

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research A O North America

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation APS Foundation of America, Inc.

Arthritis Foundation

Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Association for Psychological Science Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Association of Academic Health Centers Association of American Medical Colleges Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Association of Clinical Research Training Association of Departments of Family Medicine Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Association of Medical School Pediatric

Department Chairs

Association of Minority Health Professions Schools

Association of Nutrition Services Agencies Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Association of Professors of Medicine

Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine

Association of Public Health Laboratories Association of Schools of Public Health

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Association of Subspecialty Professors

Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine Association of University Centers on Disabilities Association of University Programs in Health Administration

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law BCCNS Life Support Network

Bienestar

Biophysical Society BJC HealthCare

Boston University School of Medicine Boys Town National Research Hospital Brain Injury Association of America California Medical Association Campaign for Public Health Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Care Alliance Health Center CARES Foundation, Inc.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Center for Science in the Public Interest Center for the Advancement of Health Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Child Neurology Society Children's Dental Health Project Christopher Reeve Foundation

Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Coalition for American Trauma Care Coalition for Health Funding

Coalition for Health Services Research

Coalition for the Advancement of Health Through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Coalition of Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue

Coalition of National Health Education Organizations

Coalition to Protect Research Columbia University Medical Center

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief Community Health Councils, Inc.

Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Consortium of Social Science Associations Cooley's Anemia Foundation

Cornell University

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Creighton University

Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Developmental Disabilities Research Centers Association

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Digestive Disease National Coalition Directors of Health Promotion and Health Education

Duke University Medical Center and Health System

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation East Coast Greenway Alliance

East Tennessee State University, Health Sciences Division

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Emergency Nurses Association

Epilepsy Foundation ESA, Inc.

Eta Sigma Gamma, the Professional Health Education Honor Society

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences

Flint's Youth Violence Prevention Center FRAXA Research Foundation

Friends of Indian Health Gay Men’s Health Crisis

General Clinical Research Centers Program Directors Association

Genetic Alliance

Genetic Alliance BioBank Genetics Society of America Global Health Council

Gluten Intolerance Group of NA GW Cancer Institute

Harvard University

Health Professions Network

Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Heart Rhythm Society

Hemophilia Federation of America Hepatitis Foundation International

Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network Inc. Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation, Inc

Hispanic & Native American Center of Excellence Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools HIV Medicine Association

Housing Works

Huntington’s Disease Society of America Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association IEEE-USA

Infectious Diseases Society of America International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

International Health Racquet & Sports Club Association

Interstitial Cystitis Association

IsoDicentric 15 Exchange, Advocacy & Support Jeffrey Modell Foundation

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

Lymphoma Research Foundation March of Dimes

Mayo Clinic

Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical Library Association/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association

Meharry Medical College Meridian Health

MLD Foundation

Morehouse School of Medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center Muscular Dystrophy Association Myasthenia Gravis Foundation

NAADAC- The Association for Addiction Professionals

NATCO - The Organization for Transplant Professionals

National AHEC Organization

National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research National Alliance for Thrombosis and

Thrombophilia

National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors

National Alliance on Mental Illness National Alopecia Areata Foundation

National Association for Children's Behavioral Health

National Association for Geriatric Education National Association for Geriatric Education Centers

National Association for Health and Fitness National Association for Sport and Physical Education

National Association of Children's Hospitals National Association of Community Health Centers

National Association of Counties

National Association of County and City Health Officials

National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians

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National Association of Geriatric Education Centers

National Association of Local Boards of Health National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc

National Association of People with AIDS National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Social Workers

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Directors

National Association of State EMS Officials National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

National Ataxia Foundation National Black Nurses Association

National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs

National Coalition for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases

National Coalition of STD Directors National Eczema Association for Science & Education

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association

National Health Care for the Homeless Council National Hispanic Medical Association National Indian Health Board

National Kidney Foundation National League for Nursing National Lymphedema Network National Marfan Foundation

National Mental Health Association

National Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Network of Health Career Programs National Organization for Rare Disorders National Organization of Vascular Anomalies National Osteoporosis Foundation

National Psoriasis Foundation

National Recreation and Park Association National Sleep Foundation

National Student Nurses' Association National WIC Association

NephCure Foundation Neurofibromatosis, Inc. Neuropathy Association

Neuropathy Research Foundation New York AIDS Coalition

North American Primary Care Research Group Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine NYU School of Medicine

Oncology Nursing Society

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Parkinsons Action Network

Partnership for Prevention Patient Services Incorporated

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Planned Parenthood

Population Association of America/Association of Population Centers

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Project Inform

Propionic Acidemia Foundation Public Health Institute

Pulmonary Hypertension Association PXE International

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Research!America

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation San Francisco AIDS Foundation Scleroderma Foundation

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Shape Up America!

Shaping America's Health: Association for Weight Management and Obesity Prevention Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation

Society for Investigative Dermatology Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Society for Neuroscience

Society for Pediatric Research Society for Public Health Education Society for Research in Child Development Society for Vascular Nursing

Society for Women's Health Research Society of Critical Care Medicine Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates

Society of General Internal Medicine Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Society of Trauma Nurses

Special Care Dentistry

Spina Bifida Association of America Stanford University School of Medicine SUNY Upstate Medical University

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TeenScreen® The AIDS Institute The ALS Association

The American Association of Immunologists The American Society for Cell Biology The American Society of Human Genetics The Endocrine Society

The Gerontological Society of America The Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. The Ohio State University Medical Center The Protein Society

The Title II Community AIDS National Network Tourette Syndrome Association

Trust for America’s Health

University Hospitals of Cleveland University of California

University of Chicago

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine University of Medicine and Dentistry of

New Jersey-New Jersey Dental School University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska Medical Center

University of New Mexico School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Health System University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Rochester Medical Center University of Utah

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

USA Section of the International College of Dentists

Vanderbilt University Medical Center WA State Association of Local Public Health Officials

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo and Western New York

Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research & Education

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Society Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Yale University YMCA of the USA

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